Prez by Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell: The Deluxe Edition

Illustrated by Ben Caldwell
Hardcover
$34.99 US
On sale Feb 18, 2025 | 176 Pages | 9781799500490
It's 2046 and America has just elected its first teenage president! Previously selected as one of YALSA’s Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens, DC’s critically acclaimed political satire Prez is in a new format and more relevant than ever.

Oregon teen Beth Ross has just been elected President of the United States of America. Age restrictions were abolished when corporations gained the right to run for office. Elections are now held on social media, and after a corndog accident makes Beth Ross go viral, a nation is shocked to wake up and find that "Corndog Girl" has just become their new president. 

The eyes of the world are on Beth. But in a nation so used to misrule that the poor are willing to do anything on TV for a chance at a better life, will a fresh start be enough to undo the damage caused by Boss Smiley and his corporate shadow government?

Eisner-winning writer Mark Russell (Superman: Space Age, The Flintstones) teams with artist Ben Caldwell (Justice League Beyond) and others to revive and reinvent a classic! Collects PREZ #1-6, a short from CATWOMAN ELECTION NIGHT #1, and a brand-new short story.
Mark Russell is an American writer of comics and satire, having made his DC Comics debut with the limited series Prez back in 2015. Since then, he has tackled projects like The Flintstones and Exit, Stage Left! The Snagglepuss Chronicles which earned him a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic in 2019. In 2023, he and collaborator Mike Allred were nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series for Superman: Space Age. Mark currented resides in Portland, Oregon.

Ben Caldwell is a creator, comic artist, animation and game designer

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It's 2046 and America has just elected its first teenage president! Previously selected as one of YALSA’s Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens, DC’s critically acclaimed political satire Prez is in a new format and more relevant than ever.

Oregon teen Beth Ross has just been elected President of the United States of America. Age restrictions were abolished when corporations gained the right to run for office. Elections are now held on social media, and after a corndog accident makes Beth Ross go viral, a nation is shocked to wake up and find that "Corndog Girl" has just become their new president. 

The eyes of the world are on Beth. But in a nation so used to misrule that the poor are willing to do anything on TV for a chance at a better life, will a fresh start be enough to undo the damage caused by Boss Smiley and his corporate shadow government?

Eisner-winning writer Mark Russell (Superman: Space Age, The Flintstones) teams with artist Ben Caldwell (Justice League Beyond) and others to revive and reinvent a classic! Collects PREZ #1-6, a short from CATWOMAN ELECTION NIGHT #1, and a brand-new short story.

Author

Mark Russell is an American writer of comics and satire, having made his DC Comics debut with the limited series Prez back in 2015. Since then, he has tackled projects like The Flintstones and Exit, Stage Left! The Snagglepuss Chronicles which earned him a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic in 2019. In 2023, he and collaborator Mike Allred were nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series for Superman: Space Age. Mark currented resides in Portland, Oregon.

Ben Caldwell is a creator, comic artist, animation and game designer

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